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amaro

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Registered: 2014-05-09

Posts: 367

[SOLVED] wifi-menu scanning failed netctl cannot find hot spot

Hello everybody,

I am using netctl via wired connection to a router. The router's wifi is disabled.

I have a profile for the hot spot from the phone and everything was working when I was using the wifi from the router.

Now wifi-menu fails to find the hot spot from the phone

wifi-menu
Scanning for networks... failed
No networks found

ls /etc/netctl
examples/  hooks/  interfaces/  wired  wlo1-AndroidAP  wlo1-MTEL-0FFF

cat /etc/netctl/wlo1-AndroidAP
Description='Automatically generated profile by wifi-menu'
Interface=wlo1
Connection=wireless
Security=wpa
ESSID=AndroidAP
IP=dhcp
Key=\***

systemctl status netctl-auto@AndroidAp.service
● netctl-auto@AndroidAp.service - Automatic wireless network connection using netctl profiles
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/netctl-auto@.service; disabled; vendor preset: disabled)
     Active: inactive (dead)
       Docs: man:netctl.special(7)

netctl start wlo1-AndroidAP
Job for netctl@wlo1\x2dAndroidAP.service failed because the control process exited with error code.
See "systemctl status "netctl@wlo1\\x2dAndroidAP.service"" and "journalctl -xe" for details.

journalctl -xe
░░ A start job for unit network.target has finished successfully.
░░ 
░░ The job identifier is 1365.
Aug 12 15:48:46 G0 systemd[1]: Created slice system-netctl.slice.
░░ Subject: A start job for unit system-netctl.slice has finished successfully
░░ Defined-By: systemd
░░ Support: https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
░░ 
░░ A start job for unit system-netctl.slice has finished successfully.
░░ 
░░ The job identifier is 1368.
Aug 12 15:48:46 G0 systemd[1]: Starting Networking for netctl profile wlo1-AndroidAP...
░░ Subject: A start job for unit netctl@wlo1\x2dAndroidAP.service has begun execution
░░ Defined-By: systemd
░░ Support: https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
░░ 
░░ A start job for unit netctl@wlo1\x2dAndroidAP.service has begun execution.
░░ 
░░ The job identifier is 1367.
Aug 12 15:48:47 G0 network[1320]: Starting network profile 'wlo1-AndroidAP'...
Aug 12 15:48:52 G0 network[1320]: Failed to bring the network up for profile 'wlo1-AndroidAP'
Aug 12 15:48:52 G0 systemd[1]: netctl@wlo1\x2dAndroidAP.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
░░ Subject: Unit process exited
░░ Defined-By: systemd
░░ Support: https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
░░ 
░░ An ExecStart= process belonging to unit netctl@wlo1\x2dAndroidAP.service has exited.
░░ 
░░ The process' exit code is 'exited' and its exit status is 1.
Aug 12 15:48:52 G0 systemd[1]: netctl@wlo1\x2dAndroidAP.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
░░ Subject: Unit failed
░░ Defined-By: systemd
░░ Support: https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
░░ 
░░ The unit netctl@wlo1\x2dAndroidAP.service has entered the 'failed' state with result 'exit-code'.
Aug 12 15:48:52 G0 systemd[1]: Failed to start Networking for netctl profile wlo1-AndroidAP.
░░ Subject: A start job for unit netctl@wlo1\x2dAndroidAP.service has failed
░░ Defined-By: systemd
░░ Support: https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
░░ 
░░ A start job for unit netctl@wlo1\x2dAndroidAP.service has finished with a failure.
░░ 
░░ The job identifier is 1367 and the job result is failed.
Aug 12 15:48:52 G0 audit[1]: SERVICE_START pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 msg='unit=netctl@wlo1\x2dAndroidAP comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" hostnam>
Aug 12 15:48:52 G0 kernel: audit: type=1130 audit(1597236532.599:53): pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 msg='unit=netctl@wlo1\x2dAndroidAP comm="systemd" exe="/usr/l>

and here is the wired output

systemctl status netctl-ifplugd@enp4s0.service
● netctl-ifplugd@enp4s0.service - Automatic wired network connection using netctl profiles
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/netctl-ifplugd@.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
     Active: active (running) since Wed 2020-08-12 15:43:29 EEST; 54s ago
       Docs: man:netctl.special(7)
   Main PID: 564 (ifplugd)
     Status: "online"
      Tasks: 7 (limit: 4521)
     Memory: 4.7M
     CGroup: /system.slice/system-netctl\x2difplugd.slice/netctl-ifplugd@enp4s0.service
             ├─564 /usr/bin/ifplugd -i enp4s0 -r /etc/ifplugd/netctl.action -bfIns
             ├─586 dhcpcd: enp4s0 [ip4]
             ├─587 dhcpcd: [privileged actioneer] enp4s0 [ip4]
             ├─588 dhcpcd: [control proxy] enp4s0 [ip4]
             ├─592 dhcpcd: [BPF ARP] enp4s0 192.168.8.100
             └─720 dhcpcd: [network proxy] 192.168.8.100

Aug 12 15:43:35 G0 dhcpcd[586]: enp4s0: rebinding lease of 192.168.8.100
Aug 12 15:43:40 G0 dhcpcd[586]: enp4s0: DHCP lease expired
Aug 12 15:43:40 G0 ifplugd[564]: client: enp4s0: DHCP lease expired
Aug 12 15:43:40 G0 dhcpcd[586]: enp4s0: soliciting a DHCP lease
Aug 12 15:43:44 G0 dhcpcd[586]: enp4s0: offered 192.168.8.100 from 192.168.8.1
Aug 12 15:43:44 G0 dhcpcd[586]: enp4s0: probing address 192.168.8.100/24
Aug 12 15:43:49 G0 dhcpcd[586]: enp4s0: leased 192.168.8.100 for 86400 seconds
Aug 12 15:43:49 G0 dhcpcd[586]: enp4s0: adding route to 192.168.8.0/24
Aug 12 15:43:49 G0 dhcpcd[586]: enp4s0: adding default route via 192.168.8.1
Aug 12 15:43:49 G0 ifplugd[564]: client: Started network profile 'wired'

I am lost.

Any help is highly appreciated.

Thank you in advance!

Last edited by amaro (2020-08-12 16:37:24)

seth

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Registered: 2012-09-03

Posts: 77,741

Re: [SOLVED] wifi-menu scanning failed netctl cannot find hot spot

Try a manual connection and see where it fails.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ne … ireless#iw

everything was working when I was using the wifi from the router

5GHz ./. 2.4 GHz and limited support in the client?

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amaro

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From: xfce

Registered: 2014-05-09

Posts: 367

Re: [SOLVED] wifi-menu scanning failed netctl cannot find hot spot

@seth

Thank you, seth!

seth

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Re: [SOLVED] wifi-menu scanning failed netctl cannot find hot spot

Please briefly explain how this is solved, https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Co … way_street

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amaro

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From: xfce

Registered: 2014-05-09

Posts: 367

Re: [SOLVED] wifi-menu scanning failed netctl cannot find hot spot

sorry about that

after running

iw dev

I saw that wifi was blocked

I blocked it to save battery

so

rfkill unblock wifi

and everything is working fine

actually your suggestion helped me figure it out

thanks again, seth!